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Choose fairly….Buy Fair Trade

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Aidan Gauci, Marie Therese Pavia  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Best Entry

On a daily basis, we buy and use various products. But have you ever thought where, by whom, and under what conditions they were produced? Have you ever wondered if your choice is fair with those who produced that product? And how your choice affected the environment? This video about Fair Trade was produced as part of the Young Reporters for the Environment competition 2019 being produced by Marie Therese Pavia and Aidan Gauci (University of Malta, Ġ.F Abela Junior College). It investigates the issue of Fair Trade in Malta so as to raise awareness and knowledge about this subject.



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Keep clean at all costs!

submitted by ALP Paola : Miguel Sammut  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

We strive to keep the city and the countryside clean to let our future generations enjoy nature.



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Taking care of our Sea

submitted by ALP Paola : Martina Gaffiero  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

Don’t throw trash in the sea because it can harm animals. Don’t throw plastic in the sea because it can kill turtles. Put your stuff in the bin not in the sea because it can make the sea very dirty and can make loads of damage. We have to take care of our planet.



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PLASTIC HEART

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College Msida : Michael Stilon  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Insta / FB and on school notice board, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation

This photo depicts heart-shaped littered plastic bottle embedded in the clay slopes, on a hillside in Ghajn Tuffieha. It is a symbol of one of the major threats to our planet. The main concern is the accumulation of plastic in the environment and the time it takes to degrade. Once it is broken down, the smaller pieces which are called microplastics enter the diet of living organisms such as birds and fish, and eventually, our own food. As a solution, we must REDUCE the amount of plastic we use. An example of this is the banning of single use plastic. Plastic waste generated must be disposed of responsibly ideally for recycling rather than landfilling.



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Love me! Lve me not!

submitted by San Gorg Preca College Hamrun Secondary : Martina Pace  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school notice board and prize day, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation

Innocence and purity lie in the hands of the beholder!



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Public inconvenience

submitted by Cospicua Malta St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Grazia Magro  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): GEW school conference, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

The area between Bulebel industrial area and the bypass road direction to Zejtun town is turning into a waste dumping zone. Heavy dump waste including broken glass, plastic, fragments of broken furniture and paper waste plus all sorts of other waste is all the time accumulating. Recently, even a porcelain toilet base ended up in this area adding to the heavy waste thrown in the street while creating public inconvenience. Apart from being illegal, dumping waste is an eyesore to the countryside. Moreover, the chemicals and non-biodegradable materials thrown in this area are affecting the physical environment and the waterways by contaminating both the soil and the groundwater. The illegal dumping of waste in this area has become a huge environmental issue. To clean up and regularly monitor the area, Zejtun Local Council and the Malta Industrial Parks were contacted and an immediate clean up action was taken.



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When the sun goes down the dump waste comes up

submitted by Cospicua Malta St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Leon Buttigieg  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): GEW school conference, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

The high ground area at the shoreward end of Delimara Point above il-Hofra z-Zghira in Marsaxlokk has turned into a waste dumping zone. This site has a nice belvedere of Delimara Port and is famous for the polygonal British Fort of Tas-Silg built between 1879 and 1883. Being quite remote, this site is ending up being filled with heavy dump waste including plastic paint containers, paper, broken glass, metal and even remains of construction material. On contacting Marsaxlokk Local Council we were told that heavy dump waste in this area is frequently reported and cleanup actions are continuously taken. Meanwhile, people keep on throwing heavy dump waste especially during sunset when there is no one to report. Then when the wind blows heavily most of this dump waste ends up in the sea port contaminating both water and underwater fish and vegetation. Security cameras are needed to monitor the area.



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Celebrating Commonwealth Day

submitted by Cospicua Malta St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Grazia Magro, Leon Buttigieg  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Commonwealth Day is normally celebrated on the second Monday of March and serves to promote Commonwealth issues and core values. On this day, World Commonwealth member countries assemble to join forces in an effort to promote global issues, international co-operation, and see how to improve the lives of over 2 billion people in its 53 member countries, the majority of which were onceunder British rule.



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Students learn all about the healthy benefits of Oranges

submitted by Cospicua Malta St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Aleksandrs Andrejevs, Leon Buttigieg, Ognjen Pantovic, Zeno Kohan  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

A group of Science students from St. Margaret College Senior Secondary School Verdala, Cospicua did a research study about the healthy benefits of Oranges. This study was supervised by teacher Martin Azzopardi sdc and linked with the science study unit: Body Basic Needs. This is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) – Goal 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing).



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Queen’s Young Leaders raise Breast Cancer awareness during Pink October

submitted by Cospicua Malta St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Aidan Bugeja, Jake Gatt, Leon Buttigieg, Matthew Megrahi  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): GEW school conference, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended, Participation

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign commemorated worldwide to highlight the importance of breast cancer awareness, education and research. The Pink Colour Ribbon campaign aims to raise awareness about breast and gynaecological cancers, as well as raise funds for cancer research and programmes of prevention.



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